Q: I'm growing the new purple tomato, 'Indigo Rose. Any tips? A: 'Indigo Rose' was released in as the first truly purple tomato, one with skin as dark as an eggplant. Picking this new tomato variety certainly does require a shift in perception. This is because, unlike most tomatoes, which turn from green to another color when ripe, 'Indigo Rose' turns purple when it's still green inside. When the fruit first sets, it is green.
However, wherever it's exposed to sunlight, the skin turns purple. During the next few weeks, the color of the tomato's inside is left to the imagination.
So when to pick it? The secret is that when the shiny blue-purple turns to a dull purple-brown, the inside will be red-orange and will be ripe. Another clue is that the bottom of the fruit, which often remains green, since sunlight doesn't reach it, will turn red. The fruit will also, like other tomatoes, soften a bit. The reason for the purple skin is that the variety has been bred to include anthocyanins, substances that color blueberries, cherries and blue corn.
Students of plant breeder Jim Myers at Oregon State University crossed tomatoes with wild relatives that contain anthocyanins. Beyond the novelty aspect, the idea was to put chemicals into the tomatoes that might provide health benefits, but the exact benefits have yet to be proved. Anthocyanins are antioxidants, meaning that they can trap free radicals that damage molecules in living creatures.
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We found that Indigo Rose Tomato grows and produces exceptionally well in ultra-hot droughty weather, but still benefitted from mulching. Indigo Rose Tomatoes are ready to pick when the green parts turn a bright red color, and the tomato is soft when you gently! The purple part may take on a browner or mahogany tone as the tomato ages, but it will still have a purple hue.
For some odd reason, our first taste-test bites reminded us of plums, but after that it tastes like a standard tomato. Make sure your tomatoes are properly ripe when you pick them, or they may be more acidic than they should be! Acidity is also affected by soil! Under-ripe tomatoes can be set on the countertop to ripen further over the course of several days.
Store your harvested ripe tomatoes in your pantry, storeroom, or countertop. Check them daily for any signs of withering, mold, or spoiling, and compost any bad ones.
Fresh eating is, of course, an option- simply eat them as they are! Another way is to chop them up and add them into salads. As for more prepared dishes, they can be used in salsas and soups, and in recipes such as fresh tomato sauce for pizza or pasta. They can also be roasted. Recipes that call for cherry tomatoes can have Indigo Rose tomatoes substituted in, keeping in mind that one Indigo Rose tomato is about the size equivalent of two cherry tomatoes.
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